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Show ijp (DaDimsiiniMnmig Ilimiteipesit Heating formula in microwave oven can lead to blistered infant mouths submitted by DENNIS HINKAMP consumer information writer Here are a few interesting items that have crossed my desk lately in the ever-changing world of nutrition research: Don't use microwave ovens to heat baby bottles: A University of New Hampshire colleague tells me that using a microwave oven to heat baby bottles can be a dangerous practice. Formula heated in a microwave oven may become extremely hot in seconds, although the bottle may remain cool to the touch. This can, of course, burn a baby's mouth and throat. Quickly heated formula may also cause steam to develop in the bottle, causing it to explode. Sweetened beverages may promote pro-mote as many cavities as candy: A study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association concludes con-cludes that sipping non-artificially sweetened soft drinks throughout the day may be just as damaging to your teeth as eating sticking candy one or two times a day. Coffee may aid regularity: According Accord-ing to a report presented at the American Dietetic Association, both regular and decaffeinated coffee appear to have a laxative effect. A group of men served a similar diet were tested over three seven-day periods and tested for the effects of regular, decaffeinated coffee and hot water with lemon juice. All the men experienced more regularity when consuming con-suming one of the two types of coffee than they did when drinking only hot water with lemon juice. Today's pigs are shedding their flabby image: According to the National Pork Producers Council, the blimp-like ponderous porkers of pig pens have given way to the new down-sized, lean 220-pound hogs. This is part of a concerted effort by pork producers to meet consumer demand for low-fat, low-calorie meats. Unit pricing can be deceiving: If you look at the unit price for a six-tenths of an ounce package of sugar-free Jello brand gelatin, you might be surprised to find that the unit price comes to about $23 per pound. It may sound like an outrageous price for Jello, but with the bulky sugar replaced by artificial sweetener, a six-tenth ounce package pack-age can make eight half-cup servings. A full pound would yield about 210 servings more Jello than most families would eat in two years. Just send flowers: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to try to ban all over-the-counter aphrodisiacs. The FDA concludes that none of the commercially commer-cially available sex performance aids are effective and some may be unsafe. |